NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIGATION v. CHESTERTON

Docket No. 190196/10, Sequence No. 020.

2012 NY Slip Op 32198(U)

IN RE NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIGATION RONALD DUMMITT, Plaintiff, v. A.W. CHESTERTON, et al, Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

Filed August 21, 2012.


JOAN A. MADDEN, Judge.

Defendant Crane Co. (Crane) moves pursuant to CPLR 4404(a) to set aside the judgment in favor of plaintiff and for judgment in its favor as a matter of law on the grounds that it is not liable for the mesothelioma plaintiff Ronald Dummitt alleges he developed as a result of exposure to asbestos while serving in the Navy. The jury found that Crane acted recklessly in failing to warn of the dangers of asbestos, and awarded damages of $32 million...

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